Woonsocket Middle School has been closed for 14 years, but developers are working to breathe new life into the school and transform it into approximately 150 apartments. The project is just one of the new adaptive reuse projects underway in Rhode Island as developers work to repurpose unused buildings such as old schools and factories to address the state’s housing crisis. In this episode of the Bruno Brief, we learn more about the details of this story and fill you in on other important news from the week. 

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